Category: Politics & Government

Table of Contents Thomas Hobbes: The Social Contract John Locke: Private Property Edmund Burke: Father of Conservative Thinking Adam Smith: The Free Market Gordon Wood: Radical American Revolution Ulrich Preuss: The Constituent Power Works Cited Thomas Hobbes: The Social Contract According to Hobbes, the life of humans, unregulated or at its core, could be described…

Table of Contents Introduction Constitution Branches of Government Major Proponents Polling Data Role of the Media The Third Party Conclusion References Introduction The peculiarity of the topic, concerning the elections and election campaign is that it regains its popularity every four years. It attracts the attention of the political experts, mass media, audience, and, surely,…

Chicago is made up of so many diverse neighborhoods which are ideal for every one to live in. By studying it profile, one can come up with an ideal place which suits his or her standards of living. Geographical conditions, history, demography, economic and social conditions and the future of the neighborhood can help one…

What Is the Near-Term Future (Next Five Years) of Egypt? Nowadays, the world has become a witness of how one nation could change the current state of affairs and promote a revolution using information and communication technologies. Egypt is the country that has undergone considerable political changes during the last five years, and it is…

Position of definitions of diplomacy as reflected in different approaches Classical diplomacy is undergoing major transformation to keep in pace with globalization and fast changing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to function in a qualitative manner, and the United Nations and other international bodies are contributing to the configuration of diplomacy to the new requirements.…

Table of Contents Introduction Nation-community Building Security Protecting Rights Providing Justice Economic Growth Protecting the Weak Conclusion Reference List Introduction Several scholars have advanced several theories to explain the relationships between the government and the governed class. One of such theories is the social contract theory. The theory has its roots anchored in the age…

During the Renaissance, the political situation of Italy consisted of instability, invasion, fear, intrigues, and violence. Several powerful families established their territories and ruled authoritatively. The Prince provided a practical direction to Lorenzo Di Medici to operate in this unstable political environment. According to Machiavelli, the republic was the best form of government as opposed…

Lahore city is the capital city of Punjab province in Pakistan. However, it is the second largest urban centre in Pakistan. It has the highest population in the entire Punjab province (UN Habitat-Pakistan, 2012). Therefore, it acts as an important administrative center in Pakistan. Lahore is also a City District that has been subdivided into…

The dawning of the 2009 summer marked the birth of PART, otherwise known as Bush administration’s Program Assessment Rating Tool. This tool saw a lot of opposition from other programs as it was considered less effective. This prompted the Congress to depart from its ideas and sought to fight for the American ideas and goals…

The concept of punishment, its justification, and its practical application in modern society have shown a marked departure away from efforts to rehabilitate and reform offenders to incarceration and retribution in modern times. It is in public domain that punishment in its very conception is now recognized to be an intrinsically retributive practice. To many,…